Englewood Things to Do

I think one of the reasons I enjoy golfing here so much is for the wildlife . I always especially enjoy seeing turtles and we spotted this little guying the late day March sun last week . I think he is a Red-bellied turtle but I might be wrong .

We were so excited to beable to see the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-119 high in the sky over our heads ! We are a good 4 hour drive from the launch pad so it was a real treat that we actually caught is site of it. Last we we drove to Cocoa Beach to see it up close and were disappointed when it was delayed, so this was a special treat. In front of the line of pink smoke we could see what looked like a star , just ahead of it as it trailed upward . Within minutes the smoke disappeared and a snow white cloud appearred. We thought that might have been when they left our atmosphere. Such an amazing thing!!

We love to watch the osprey as we don't see them in Nova Scotia . The Osprey , which is sometimes called the sea Hawk eat fish and build their big nests high in bare trees in plain view. Here's is a picture of one just leavinng their nest.

We played 18 holes here . It's a fabulous . It's a Par 72 with lots of challenge. ( Including the sand trap, with me in it in the picture. For the most part its pretty wide open though. After 2PM twilight rates kick in and you can play 18 for $25.00 including a cart. Hard to beat!

If you see a dark cloud of many birds , maybe hundreds overhead, don't be allarmed they are Tree Swallows . Like many of us they like to winter in Florida.
The picture was taken in our backyard one early January morning.

The great blue heron lives in and around salt and freshwater environments. For me they are always a treat to see. The one in the picture was patiently waiting for dinner at the canal near where we live

We see lots of alligators in Florida. Some of the largest we saw were along the water filled ditches as we drove into Big Cypress Reservation . We were heading to the Swamo Tour but honestly we considered just looking in tne ditches instead.

There are lots of great day trips you can take from here. One of our favorites was the Swamp Tour . Its a whole day but well worth the 6 hour return trip. We went to the Big Cypress Reservation of the Seminole Tribe . It was great . They take you out in an airboat and stop in the swamp and feed the allogators . At one point we were actually surrounded . They have an informative display about Florida snakes as well .There is also a lovely boardwalk nature trail, with a chance to see lots of birds etc. We also took a swamp buggy tour too.
Adults $49.00